J.C. Penney is turning its back on One Million Moms, a group which called for the retailer to dump talk show host Ellen DeGeneres as its national spokeswoman because she is gay.

In an emailed statement to Yahoo! Shine on Friday, J.C. Penney confirmed it "stands behind its partnership with Ellen DeGeneres."

One Million Moms, a project of the American Family Association, earlier said that "DeGeneres is not a true representation of the type of families that shop at their store. The majority of JC Penney shoppers will be offended and choose to no longer shop there." The group claims to be "the most powerful tool you have to stand against the immorality, violence, vulgarity and profanity the entertainment media is throwing at your children."

Don't forget Target. A friend of mine worked there and said they have an anti-gay policy. (Also apparently Lady Gaga prevented her record from being released there because of their anti-gay stance).

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I'm surprised to hear this. There are several flamboyantly gay men and a MTF transsexual working at my local Target. Is this a corporate policy problem or was there a specific incident in the news? Not saying you're wrong, just surprised I'm that out of the loop.

I'm surprised to hear this. There are several flamboyantly gay men and a MTF transsexual working at my local Target. Is this a corporate policy problem or was there a specific incident in the news? Not saying you're wrong, just surprised I'm that out of the loop.

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Nothing in the news but my friend heard two managers talking in the office about why the guy was fired right after they fired him.

Nothing in the news but my friend heard two managers talking in the office about why the guy was fired right after they fired him.

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So your friend told you what he heard someone else talking about an incident that may or may not have been an anti gay firing? and that translated to a corporate wide policy against gays? Hmmmmm I think maybe this is a case of the story changing as it changed hands.

So your friend told you what he heard someone else talking about an incident that may or may not have been an anti gay firing? and that translated to a corporate wide policy against gays? Hmmmmm I think maybe this is a case of the story changing as it changed hands.

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Exactly. It's bs like this that starts stupid rumors. The guy's friend should not say Target is anti gay just because someone was fired.

That's because they're most likely a propaganda front established by a fundamentalist group, similar to the toomanyaborted.com campaign that ran in LA for a while. The ad campaign claimed to be funded by a black activist group that didn't exist, and was filled with grossly skewed statistics and low-brow racial pandering to the black community.

So your friend told you what he heard someone else talking about an incident that may or may not have been an anti gay firing? and that translated to a corporate wide policy against gays? Hmmmmm I think maybe this is a case of the story changing as it changed hands.

But I should have said they *apparently* have an anti-gay policy. This was also not the first friend I had that worked there that mentioned this, he was just the one who heard two managers talking about why they fired a gay guy.

They should change their name to "one million unintelligent women who desperately need to get laid". It may be long winded, but it's probably more accurate. Here is another of their issues. A retailer riding trends is nothing new. They do whatever they think will sell stuff. These women are just being weird about it.

Recently Macy's Department store mailed its newest catalogue out to many Americans. In the hopes of making sales, instead they offended many customers in the process. The back cover looks like just a regular advertisement for their wedding registry service, but there is one major difference.

When you take a closer look you see the cake topper of two men instead of the traditional man and woman. The ad also includes a license plate that reads "I do" and hearts scattered everywhere. Macy's must believe this is mainstream, but just because gay marriage is legal in a few states, this is inappropriate marketing and conservative customers will not support it.

They should change their name to "one million unintelligent women who desperately need to get laid". It may be long winded, but it's probably more accurate. Here is another of their issues. A retailer riding trends is nothing new. They do whatever they think will sell stuff. These women are just being weird about it.

Recently Macy's Department store mailed its newest catalogue out to many Americans. In the hopes of making sales, instead they offended many customers in the process. The back cover looks like just a regular advertisement for their wedding registry service, but there is one major difference.

When you take a closer look you see the cake topper of two men instead of the traditional man and woman. The ad also includes a license plate that reads "I do" and hearts scattered everywhere. Macy's must believe this is mainstream, but just because gay marriage is legal in a few states, this is inappropriate marketing and conservative customers will not support it.

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They must never have seen the Dolce and Gabanna ads that don't make it to the U.S. if they think this is bad

But I should have said they *apparently* have an anti-gay policy. This was also not the first friend I had that worked there that mentioned this, he was just the one who heard two managers talking about why they fired a gay guy.

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I think all of this BS was laid to rest in this article. Target has in fact been very LGBT-friendly.

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